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Reported speech-2

El documento explica el uso del reported speech o estilo indirecto en español, incluyendo cambios en los tiempos verbales, pronombres y adverbios. También se detallan las reglas para formular preguntas y órdenes en estilo indirecto, así como los cambios en los modales. Se incluyen ejercicios prácticos para aplicar estos conceptos.

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Reported speech-2

El documento explica el uso del reported speech o estilo indirecto en español, incluyendo cambios en los tiempos verbales, pronombres y adverbios. También se detallan las reglas para formular preguntas y órdenes en estilo indirecto, así como los cambios en los modales. Se incluyen ejercicios prácticos para aplicar estos conceptos.

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Reported Speech (Estilo Indirecto)

El reported speech se usa para repetir o informar lo que alguien dijo sin citar sus palabras
textualmente. En español, es lo que conocemos como discurso indirecto.

1. Cambios en los tiempos verbales

Cuando pasamos de discurso directo a discurso indirecto, los tiempos verbales suelen cambiar
si el verbo introductorio está en pasado (said, told, asked, etc.). Esto se debe a la concordancia
de tiempos.

📌 Reglas generales de cambio de tiempos:


●​ Present simple → Past simple → "I like ice cream," she said. → She said she liked ice
cream.
●​ Present continuous → Past continuous → "I am watching TV," he said. → He said he
was watching TV.
●​ Past simple → Past perfect → "I bought a car," she said. → She said she had bought
a car.
●​ Past continuous → Past perfect continuous → "I was sleeping," he said. → He said
he had been sleeping.
●​ Will → Would → "I will help you," she said. → She said she would help me.
●​ Can → Could → "I can swim," he said. → He said he could swim.
●​ Must → Had to → "I must go," he said. → He said he had to go.

2. Cambios en pronombres y adverbios.

📌 Palabras que cambian en el estilo indirecto:


●​ Today → That day
●​ Tomorrow → The next day / The following day
●​ Yesterday → The day before
●​ Now → Then
●​ This → That
●​ These → Those
●​ Here → There

3. Reported Speech en preguntas

Las preguntas en estilo indirecto siguen estas reglas:

●​ Se elimina el signo de interrogación. “?”


●​ Se usa if o whether para preguntas de sí/no. (Yes or No questions)
●​ Se elimina auxiliar do/does/did en WH- Questions (what, where, why, etc.).

Ejemplos:

●​ "Are you coming?" → He asked if I was coming.


●​ "What do you want?" → She asked what I wanted.

4. Reported Speech en órdenes y sugerencias

Para órdenes y sugerencias, se usa el verbo tell o ask seguido de to + infinitive.

Ejemplos:

●​ "Close the door," she said. → She told me to close the door.
●​ "Don't touch that!" he said. → He told me not to touch that.
●​ "Let's go to the beach," she said. → She suggested going to the beach.

Resumen:

✅ Se cambia el tiempo verbal cuando el verbo introductorio está en pasado.​


✅ Se modifican pronombres, adverbios de tiempo y lugar.​
✅ En preguntas, se usa if/whether para respuestas de yes/no y wh- para preguntas de
✅ En órdenes, se usa tell/ask + to + infinitive.
información.​
Modals en Reported Speech

1. Modals que cambian:

📌 Reglas generales:
●​ Will → Would
●​ Can → Could
●​ May → Might
●​ Must → Had to (cuando expresa obligación)

2. Modals que NO cambian:

●​ Should
●​ Might
●​ Could
●​ Would

Exercises

I.​ Change the Pronouns


a.​ "I am happy today," said Maria.
Maria said that she was happy that day.

b.​ "You need to finish your homework," said the teacher


___ ________ said that ____ needed to finish ____ homework.
c.​ "They are watching a movie," said Mark.
___ said that ____ were watching a movie.
d.​ "I have finished my project," said Mark.
____ said that ____ had finished ____ project.
e.​ "I have visited Paris," said Jane.
______ said that ______ had visited Paris.
f.​ "He has learned to swim," said David.
______ said that ______ had learned to swim.
II. Change the Verbs
a.​ "I like ice cream," said Sarah.​
Sarah said that she liked ice cream.
b.​ "They are friends," said Mark.​
Mark said that they _______ friends.
c.​ "We go to the park every Saturday," said Emily.​
Emily said that they __________ to the park every Saturday.
d.​ "We are watching a game," said Anna and Tom.​
Anna and Tom said that they __________ a game.
e.​ "I am studying here today," said Maria.​
Maria said that she __________ there that day.
f.​ "We are going to the park now," said John.​
John said that they __________ to the park then.
g.​ "He is playing video games right now," said Tom.​
Tom said that he __________ video games at that moment.

III. Change the time/place expressions


a.​ "I bought this shirt today," said Mia.
Mia said that she had bought that shirt that day.

b.​ "She will start school next month," said David.


David said that she would start school the______ _______.

c.​ "I will see you tomorrow," said Alex.


Alex said that he would see me the _____ _______.

d.​ "He is arriving at the airport tonight," said Lucy.


Lucy said that he was arriving at the airport ____ ______.

e.​ "I read this book last week," said Sarah.


Sarah said that she had read that book the ______ ______.

Convert the following sentences from reported speech to direct speech.


a.​ Emma said that she was going to the store.
b.​ Tom said that he liked soccer.
c.​ The teacher mentioned that the students had done well on the test.
d.​ Alex said that they were watching a movie at that moment.
e.​ James said that he was working on an important project then.

3. Convert the following sentences from direct speech to reported speech. Make sure to change
the pronouns, verb tenses, and time/place expressions as needed.

a.​ "I am reading an interesting book now," said Peter.


b.​ "We visited the museum yesterday," said Maria and John.
c.​ "They are studying for their exams today," said the teacher.
d.​ "I have never been to Italy," said Sarah.
​

Extra practice:

a.​ "My brother is øplaying football in the park," said Emma.


b.​ "You need to bring your homework by next week," said the professor.
c.​ "I can’t go out because it’s raining," said David.
d.​ "We went to the beach last summer," said Tom and Lisa.
e.​ "He always forgets his keys," said Emily.

f.​ Sarah said that she was studying for her exam.
g.​ Tom said that he liked soccer.
h.​ Emily said that she had visited London the previous year.
i.​ The teacher told the students that they were working hard.

Questions

●​ Complete the sentences

1.Yes/No Questions.
a."Did she ___ me?" → He asked ___ she had called me.
b."___ _____ coming to the party?" → She asked ______ I was coming to the party.

2. Wh-Questions.
a."What are you _____?" → She asked ___ I was doing.
b. "Whose phone ____ this?" → She asked ____ phone that was.
c. "How do you _____ this recipe?" → He asked ___ I made that recipe.

●​ Rewrite the questions in Reported Speech.


1. Direct: "Did you finish your homework?" Reported:_______________________________________

2. Direct: "What time does the movie start?" Reported: _______________________________________

3. Direct: "Are they coming to the party?” Reported: _______________________________________

4. Direct: "Where did you go last weekend?" Reported: _______________________________________

5. Direct: "Will you help me with my project?" Reported: _______________________________________


Modals - From direct to indirect
1. "I might go to the cinema tonight," said Emma.

2. "You must finish your homework before you go out," said my mom.

3. "She can speak three languages fluently," said Giovanni.

4."They should visit the doctor if they feel unwell,"

5. "I will call you later."

6. "You can't park here; it’s a restricted area."

7. "We mustn't forget to bring our tickets."

From Reported Speech to Direct Speech

a.​ Emma said that she was going to the store.


b.​ Mark said that he was feeling tired.
c.​ Lisa said that she had visited London last year.
d.​ The teacher explained that we had to study for the test.
e.​ David said that he might go to the concert if he finished his homework.
f.​ Sarah said that she had been waiting for over an hour.

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